3104. yobel

Lexicon

yobel: Jubilee, ram's horn, trumpet

Original Word: יוֹבֵל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yowbel
Pronunciation: yoh-BAYL
Phonetic Spelling: (yo-bale')
Definition: Jubilee, ram's horn, trumpet
Meaning: the blast of a, horn, a trumpet

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

jubile, ram's horn, trumpet

Or yobel {yob-ale'}; apparently from yabal; the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced -- jubile, ram's horn, trumpet.

see HEBREW yabal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from yabal
Definition
a ram, ram's horn (a wind instrument)
NASB Translation
jubilee (21), ram's (1), ram's horn (1), rams' horns (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יוֺבֵל, יֹבֵל noun masculine^{Numbers 36:4} ram, ram's horn, cornet (Phoenician יבל ram; compare Di Leviticus 25:10 Dl^{Pr 124}) — absolute יוֺבֵל Joshua 6:5 7t.; יֹבֵל Exodus 19:13 13t.; plural יוֺבְלִים Joshua 6:4 2t.; יֹבְלִים Joshua 6:13; —

1 ram, only in combination: ׳בִּמְשֹׁךְ בְּקֶרֶן הַיּ Joshua 6:5 the ram's horn, as wind-instrument; so שׁוֺפְרוֺת(ה)י(ו)בלים Joshua 6:4,6,8,13 rams' horns (see Benz^{Archäol. 276}); יֹבֵל alone, בִּמְשֹׁךְ הַיֹּבֵל Exodus 19:13 at the sounding of the ram ('s horn).

2 designation of 50th year, marked by blowing of cornets, AV 'jubile' (so Late Hebrew יוֺבֵל, ᵑ7 יובֵילָא, as loan-word); originally no doubt שְׁנַת הַיּוֺבֵל year of the ram ('s horn), as Leviticus 25:13,28,40,50,52,54 (all H), Leviticus 27:17,18,23,24 (all P), but then, without שׁנת, as יוֺבֵל הִוא תִּהְיֶה לָכֶם Leviticus 25:10 a ram ('s horn blowing) shall it be to you; so Leviticus 25:11; Leviticus 25:12; Leviticus 25:15; Leviticus 25:28; Leviticus 25:30; Leviticus 25:31; Leviticus 25:33 (all H), Leviticus 27:18; Numbers 36:4 (both P).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָבַל (yabal), meaning "to bring" or "to carry."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G859 (ἄφεσις, aphesis): Refers to "release" or "forgiveness," conceptually linked to the Jubilee's themes of liberation and restoration.
• G2413 (ἱερόν, hieron): While primarily meaning "temple," it can relate to sacred practices, including those involving trumpets.
• G4536 (σάλπιγξ, salpinx): Directly corresponds to a "trumpet," similar to the יוֹבֵל in its function as a signaling instrument in religious and ceremonial contexts.

Usage: The word יוֹבֵל is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the sound of a trumpet, particularly in the context of the Jubilee year, a time of liberation and restoration. It is also used in the context of signaling important events or divine interventions.

Context: יוֹבֵל (Yovel) is a significant term in the Hebrew Bible, often associated with the Jubilee year, a time of emancipation and restoration that occurred every fifty years. The Jubilee was proclaimed with the sound of the shofar, a ram's horn, which is the primary meaning of יוֹבֵל. This trumpet blast signified the beginning of the Jubilee, a year dedicated to rest, the return of property, and the freeing of slaves, as outlined in Leviticus 25:9-10: "Then you shall sound the ram’s horn on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement you shall sound it throughout your land. So you are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan."

The sound of the יוֹבֵל was not only a call to action but also a reminder of God's sovereignty and the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The use of the trumpet in this context underscores its role as a divine instrument, marking sacred times and events. The יוֹבֵל is also mentioned in the context of the fall of Jericho, where the Israelites were instructed to march around the city with the ark, and on the seventh day, the priests blew the trumpets, leading to the city's walls collapsing (Joshua 6:4-5).

Forms and Transliterations

בַּיֹּבֵ֑ל בַּיֹּבֵ֔ל בַּיֹּבֵֽל׃ בַיֹּבֵ֗ל ביבל ביבל׃ הַיֹּבְלִ֗ים הַיֹּבֵ֑ל הַיֹּבֵ֔ל הַיֹּבֵ֖ל הַיֹּבֵל֮ הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙ הַיּוֹבֵ֑ל הַיּוֹבֵ֔ל הַיּוֹבֵ֖ל הַיּוֹבֵ֗ל הַיּוֹבֵל֙ היבל היבלים היובל היובלים וּבַיֹּבֵ֖ל וביבל יוֹבְלִ֔ים יוֹבֵ֣ל יוֹבֵ֥ל יובל יובלים baiyoVel bay·yō·ḇêl ḇay·yō·ḇêl bayyōḇêl ḇayyōḇêl haiyoeLim haiyoVel haiyovLim hay·yō·ḇə·lîm hay·yō·ḇêl hay·yō·w·ḇêl hay·yō·wḇ·lîm hayyōḇêl hayyōḇəlîm hayyōwḇêl hayyōwḇlîm ū·ḇay·yō·ḇêl ūḇayyōḇêl uvaiyoVel vaiyoVel yō·w·ḇêl yō·wḇ·lîm yoVel yovLim yōwḇêl yōwḇlîm

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 19:13
HEB: יִחְיֶ֑ה בִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ הַיֹּבֵ֔ל הֵ֖מָּה יַעֲל֥וּ
NAS: he shall not live.' When the ram's horn sounds a long blast,
KJV: it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long,
INT: live sounds horn they shall come

Leviticus 25:10
HEB: לְכָל־ יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ יוֹבֵ֥ל הִוא֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה
NAS: its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, and each
KJV: unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return
INT: to all inhabitants jubilee he become

Leviticus 25:11
HEB: יוֹבֵ֣ל הִ֗וא שְׁנַ֛ת
NAS: year as a jubilee; you shall not sow,
KJV: A jubile shall that fiftieth year
INT: A jubilee he year

Leviticus 25:12
HEB: כִּ֚י יוֹבֵ֣ל הִ֔וא קֹ֖דֶשׁ
NAS: For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy
KJV: For it [is] the jubile; it shall be holy
INT: is a jubilee it shall be holy

Leviticus 25:13
HEB: בִּשְׁנַ֥ת הַיּוֹבֵ֖ל הַזֹּ֑את תָּשֻׁ֕בוּ
NAS: year of jubilee each
KJV: In the year of this jubile ye shall return
INT: year of jubilee of you shall return

Leviticus 25:15
HEB: שָׁנִים֙ אַחַ֣ר הַיּוֹבֵ֔ל תִּקְנֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֣ת
NAS: after the jubilee, you shall buy
KJV: after the jubile thou shalt buy
INT: of years after the jubilee shall buy your friend

Leviticus 25:28
HEB: עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיּוֹבֵ֑ל וְיָצָא֙ בַּיֹּבֵ֔ל
NAS: the year of jubilee; but at the jubilee
KJV: it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile
INT: until the year of jubilee shall revert the jubilee

Leviticus 25:28
HEB: הַיּוֹבֵ֑ל וְיָצָא֙ בַּיֹּבֵ֔ל וְשָׁ֖ב לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃
NAS: of jubilee; but at the jubilee it shall revert,
KJV: of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out,
INT: of jubilee shall revert the jubilee back to his property

Leviticus 25:30
HEB: לֹ֥א יֵצֵ֖א בַּיֹּבֵֽל׃
NAS: it does not revert in the jubilee.
KJV: it shall not go out in the jubile.
INT: does not revert the jubilee

Leviticus 25:31
HEB: תִּהְיֶה־ לּ֔וֹ וּבַיֹּבֵ֖ל יֵצֵֽא׃
NAS: and revert in the jubilee.
KJV: and they shall go out in the jubile.
INT: redemption have the jubilee and revert

Leviticus 25:33
HEB: וְעִ֥יר אֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ בַּיֹּבֵ֑ל כִּ֣י בָתֵּ֞י
NAS: reverts in the jubilee, for the houses
KJV: shall go out in [the year of] jubile: for the houses
INT: the city possession the jubilee for the houses

Leviticus 25:40
HEB: עַד־ שְׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל יַעֲבֹ֥ד עִמָּֽךְ׃
NAS: with you until the year of jubilee.
KJV: thee unto the year of jubile:
INT: until the year of jubilee shall serve shall then

Leviticus 25:50
HEB: עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל וְהָיָ֞ה כֶּ֤סֶף
NAS: himself to him up to the year of jubilee; and the price
KJV: to him unto the year of jubile: and the price
INT: up to the year of jubilee shall correspond and the price

Leviticus 25:52
HEB: עַד־ שְׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל וְחִשַּׁב־ ל֑וֹ
NAS: the year of jubilee, he shall so calculate
KJV: unto the year of jubile, then he shall count
INT: until the year of jubilee calculate proportion

Leviticus 25:54
HEB: וְיָצָא֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֔ל ה֖וּא וּבָנָ֥יו
NAS: out in the year of jubilee, he and his sons
KJV: in the year of jubile, [both] he, and his children
INT: go the year of jubilee he and his sons

Leviticus 27:17
HEB: אִם־ מִשְּׁנַ֥ת הַיֹּבֵ֖ל יַקְדִּ֣ישׁ שָׂדֵ֑הוּ
NAS: as of the year of jubilee, according to your valuation
KJV: from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation
INT: If of the year of jubilee consecrates his field

Leviticus 27:18
HEB: וְאִם־ אַחַ֣ר הַיֹּבֵל֮ יַקְדִּ֣ישׁ שָׂדֵהוּ֒
NAS: after the jubilee, however, then the priest
KJV: after the jubile, then the priest
INT: If after the jubilee consecrates his field

Leviticus 27:18
HEB: עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל וְנִגְרַ֖ע מֵֽעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃
NAS: the year of jubilee; and it shall be deducted
KJV: even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated
INT: until the year of jubilee shall be deducted your valuation

Leviticus 27:21
HEB: הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה בְּצֵאת֣וֹ בַיֹּבֵ֗ל קֹ֛דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֖ה
NAS: and when it reverts in the jubilee, the field
KJV: when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy
INT: the field reverts the jubilee shall be holy to the LORD

Leviticus 27:23
HEB: עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיֹּבֵ֑ל וְנָתַ֤ן אֶת־
NAS: up to the year of jubilee; and he shall on that day
KJV: [even] unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give
INT: up to the year of jubilee give your valuation

Leviticus 27:24
HEB: בִּשְׁנַ֤ת הַיּוֹבֵל֙ יָשׁ֣וּב הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה
NAS: In the year of jubilee the field
KJV: In the year of the jubile the field
INT: the year of jubilee shall return the field

Numbers 36:4
HEB: וְאִם־ יִהְיֶ֣ה הַיֹּבֵל֮ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒
NAS: When the jubilee of the sons
KJV: And when the jubile of the children
INT: When comes the jubilee of the sons of Israel

Joshua 6:4
HEB: שִׁבְעָ֨ה שׁוֹפְר֤וֹת הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הָאָר֔וֹן
NAS: trumpets of rams' horns before
KJV: trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh
INT: seven trumpets of rams' before the ark

Joshua 6:5
HEB: בִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ ׀ בְּקֶ֣רֶן הַיּוֹבֵ֗ל [בְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם כ]
NAS: It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn,
KJV: And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long [blast] with the ram's horn,
INT: make horn the ram's listen the sound

Joshua 6:6
HEB: שִׁבְעָ֤ה שֽׁוֹפְרוֹת֙ יוֹבְלִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֥וֹן
NAS: trumpets of rams' horns before
KJV: trumpets of rams' horns before
INT: seven trumpets of rams' before the ark

27 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3104
27 Occurrences

bay·yō·ḇêl — 3 Occ.
hay·yō·ḇə·lîm — 1 Occ.
hay·yō·ḇêl — 15 Occ.
hay·yō·wḇ·lîm — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇay·yō·ḇêl — 1 Occ.
ḇay·yō·ḇêl — 1 Occ.
yō·w·ḇêl — 3 Occ.
yō·wḇ·lîm — 1 Occ.